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The Super Bowl this weekend got us thinking about another memorable bowl a little closer to home – the Ice Bowl. Commentator Bill Povletich tells us the story behind this historic game.
Bill Povletich is a documentary filmmaker, television producer, and the author of Green Bay Packers: Trials, Triumphs, and Tradition.
Photo: Wisconsin Historical Society

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With a game coming up this weekend, Packer fans are channeling their devotion in all kinds of ways. Comedian Tim Harmston once named his cat for his beloved Packers. It didn’t turn out so well.
Tim Harmston is a stand-up comedian based in Minneapolis but raised in Menominee, Wisconsin.
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